2013 Employer Newsletters

2013 Employer Digest

IMRF's Employer Digest is emailed to all employers with an active Employer Access account at the 15th and last day of each month. This email newsletter includes links to important information about administering IMRF, General Memorandums, Board Meeting Highlights, and IMRF Reminders.

IMRF Employer Digest 1/15/13

• General Memo 632: 2012 Trustee Election Results, 2013 Board Officers
• General Memo 633: IMRF Board adopts Formal Funding Policy
• December 2012 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 1/31/13

• General Memo 634: Impact of 2012 Investment Returns
• 2013 maximum IMRF wages
• January 2013 Employer Reminder: 2013 Employer Rates

IMRF Employer Digest 2/15/13

• General Memo 635: 2012 Employer Reserve Statements available in Document Archive
• Employer copies of 2012 Member Statements available
• How to access your Document Archive
• January 2013 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 2/28/13

• General Memo 636: 2013 Employer Rate Meetings: Beyond Rates and Returns
• What’s available in your Document Archive?
• February 2013 Employer Reminder: IMRF Disability and Workers’ Compensation

IMRF Employer Digest 3/15/13

• General Memo 637: 2013 GASB 68 CAFR Employer Survey
• Employer Certification Workshops
• Register for 2013 Employer Rate Meetings
• IMRF to receive ILPEx Award, host workshop
• February 2013 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 3/29/13

• General Memo 638: 2014 Preliminary Rate Notices Available
• 2013 Employer Rate Meeting Webinar registration
• GASB 50 Statements Available; GASB 68 Questionnaire
• March 2013 Employer Reminder: Law restricts IMRF tax levy use

IMRF Employer Digest 4/15/13

• General Memo 639: IMRF earns a 2012 ILPEx Silver Award
• Form 5.41, Employer Statement-Disability Claim, available in Employer Access
• Register for Employer Rate Meetings or the Rate Meeting Webinar
• 2013 GASB 68 CAFR Employer Questionnaire
• March 2013 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 4/30/13

• 2013 Employer Rate Meeting Webinar registration
• April 2013 Employer Reminder: Attend Employer Training

IMRF Employer Digest 5/15/13

• Rate Meeting Webinar recording available
• Attend an Employer Training Workshop
• 2013 GASB 68 CAFR Employer Questionnaire
• April 2013 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 5/31/13

• Employer Checklists: Don’t miss a step!
• Employer Disability Form 5.45 available in Employer Access
• May 2013 Employer Reminder: Tier 2 wage cap

IMRF Employer Digest 6/14/13

• Employer Access How To: How to report a wage adjustment
• May 2013 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 6/28/13

• General Memo 640: 2013 Executive Trustee Election
• 2012 Annual Financial Report
• GASB 68 Employer Questionnaire
• June 2013 Employer Reminder: Secure Messaging in Member Access

IMRF Employer Digest 7/15/13

• Can you help us create a better website?
• Employer Access How To: Your IMRF Account Balance
• 2014 Phase-in Rate Selection
• June 2013 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 7/31/13

• Employer Access Tip: Changing a member address
• July 2103 Employer Reminder: Evaluate positions yearly for participation
• 2014 Phase-in Rate Selection

IMRF Employer Digest 8/15/13

• Petitions accepted for Executive Trustee Election
• New Document Upload feature in Employer Access
• General Memo 641: HB 1444 signed into law as Public Act 98-0218
• IMRF to conduct website survey
• June 2013 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 8/30/13

• Petitions accepted for Executive Trustee Election
• General Memo 642: Public Act 98-0389 – Changes in return-to-work rules
• General Memo 643: Public Act 98-0439 – Police chief transfer costs
• August 2013 Employer Reminder: IMRF and supplemental savings plans

IMRF Employer Digest 9/16/13

• Employer Access Tip: Continue to report members who have reached the Tier 2 Wage Cap
• Executive Trustee Election voting authority
• August 2013 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 9/30/13

• Retiree return-to-work rules
• September 2013 Employer Reminder: Employer Access account maintenance

IMRF Employer Digest 10/15/13

• Public Act 98-0218: Voluntary Additional Contribution changes
• Special Memo 329: Field Representative Jean Parson retiring, new Field Representative Christine Fine
• National Save for Retirement Week
• Affordable Care Act help
• September 2013 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 10/31/13

• 2014 Final Rate Notices available online
• Executive Trustee Election ballots due December 12, 2013
• Questions about the Affordable Care Act?
• Which member earnings do you report?

IMRF Employer Digest 11/15/13

• General Memo 644: Reducing your Unfunded Liability
• Executive Trustee Election ballots due December 12, 2013
• Questions about the Affordable Care Act?
• October 2013 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 11/30/13

• Coffee for retiring CFO Dick DeCleene
• Executive Trustee Election ballots due December 12, 2013
• Questions about the Affordable Care Act?
• Resignations of disabled IMRF members

IMRF Employer Digest 12/16/13

• General Memo 645: Pension Reform Legislation
• 2014 Tier 2 Wage Cap increase
• Coffee for retiring CFO Dick DeCleene
• Special Memo 331: Field Representative Cindy Lambin retiring, new Field Representative Randy Stevens
• Questions about the Affordable Care Act?
• November 2013 Board Meeting Highlights

IMRF Employer Digest 12/31/13

• January 2014 closing dates for 2013 payroll
• December 2013 Employer Reminder: Five IMRF documents to look for in 2014